Self-compassion and Quality of Life After Dementia Diagnosis

NCT ID: NCT06465173

Last Updated: 2024-06-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 23 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-03-18
• Study Completion Date: 2024-09-30

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate whether self-compassion is associated with older adult's quality of life after a diagnosis of dementia, and whether perceived threat posed by dementia mediates this relationship. Self-compassion has been found to be positive in supporting individuals in times of difficulty, in adjustment processes and older adults' wellbeing. While different factors have begun to be identified which are associated with individuals' psychological wellbeing and adjustment following a dementia diagnosis, little is known about the influence of self-compassion.

Participants will be recruited via NHS memory clinics, Join Dementia Research and from the community via third-sector organisations. Individuals will be invited to attend a Microsoft Teams/telephone appointment in which informed consent and cognitive screening processes will take place at the start. Eligible participants will then be invited to continue to complete measures administered by a researcher and an interview question. Participants will be offered the opportunity to complete the measures in a second session (within 8 weeks) or using the online survey software, Qualtrics, if preferred.

A small pilot study (n = 5) will take place prior to the main study.

Conditions

Dementia

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

'High self-compassion' group

Participants' total mean score on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form (Raes et al., 2011) will be used as the independent variable. A median split (+/-1 standard error of the median) on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form will be used to retrospectively allocate participants to groups, with participants scoring ≥ + 1 standard error of the median on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form allocated to a 'High self-compassion' group.

No interventions assigned to this group

'Low self-compassion' group

Participants' total mean score on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form (Raes et al., 2011) will be used as the independent variable. A median split (+/-1 standard error of the median) on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form will be used to retrospectively allocate participants to groups, with participants scoring ≤ - 1 standard error of the median on the Self-compassion Scale - Short Form allocated to a 'Low self-compassion' group.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• An older adult aged ≥ 65 years
• A confirmed diagnosis of dementia received within the past 12 months
• They have knowledge of their diagnosis
• They have English language proficiency
• They have capacity to give informed consent to participation.

Exclusion Criteria

• They are deemed to lack capacity to give informed consent to participate (as per the Mental Capacity Act, 2005).
• They have a diagnosis of early-onset dementia, defined as individuals who are aged < 65 at diagnosis
• A score on the MoCA Blind (Nasreddine, 2022b) screening measure of <7 out of 22, which is calculated as equivalent to <10 out of 30 on the MoCA (Nasreddine et al., 2005).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United Kingdom

Central Contacts

Trainee Clinical Psychologist

Role: CONTACT

natasha.reed@hmc.ox.ac.uk

01865 901000

Research Tutor and Clinical Psychologist

Role: CONTACT

alasdair.churchard@hmc.ox.ac.uk

01865 901000

Other Identifiers

PID 17089

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id